Tiger-Cats quarterback Quinton Porter (12) scores the game winning touchdown with 46 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

The game changer:

Tiger-Cats defensive back Chris Thompson (26) laterals an interception to defensive back Geoff Tisdale (9) for a touchdown.

The game was a mixed bag for me. In an attempt to avoid changing memory cards in the rain unless absolutely necessary, I decided to use 16GB CF cards in my main camera. Pretty logical, I thought. But because those cards are not the fastest to clear files from the camera’s buffer, I missed shots on a couple key plays, namely Cobb’s first TD and shortly thereafter the interception by Thompson and the TD by Tisdale all in the same play. Just as Tisdale went to dive into the end zone, the buffer filled (it takes 22 RAW frames at high ISO on the Mark III for this to happen, but with a drawn out play such as this one, and potentially shooting at 10 fps, it doesn’t take much). At least I got something of Thompson throwing the ball to Tisdale.

At night games I like to spend some of the second half over by the Ticats bench getting candid shots of the players. And with it raining, it was bound to add more character to the images. But it was a difficult decision to turn my attention away from the field with the game tied at 21.. because I was certain I’d miss something. It’s always a calculated risk. Sure enough, I missed Cobb’s big run that set up the game winning TD. But because he was ruled down at the one, it at least that gave me time to get into position for Porter’s TD… for which he luckily faced me as he stretched for the score.

Back by the team bench I was happy to get some decent shots of Cobb and a few other players.

Tiger-Cats defensive lineman Demonte’ Bolden (90) tackles Eskimos running back Calvin McCarty (31), then drives his head into the ground after the play was whistled dead, which resulted in a major penalty: